I am looking to get a new a car soon-ish depending on how often my GP wants to nickel and dime me(I fix everything only to have something else break within a week...). It might be a year or more until I get my new car but I just would like everyone's opinion.

I am hoping to find something that is:

Able to work on my self
Reliable
Highly moddable
Quick
I Can fit into(6'3'', 200 lbs, I barley fit into my 04 GP, almost hit my head on the roof)
Looks non-ricer, I.E. Not an STI
Used
Less then $15K

I have been looking at a GTI but everyone says they are worse to work on then the 3800 and are expensive to maintain. Are the TDI's any better in reliability factor? Any thing else I should be looking at?